Photos of a West Point graduate are making the rounds on social media, but not for the reasons you might think. Controversy arose after a photo of Second Lieutenant Spencer Rapone sporting a "communism will win" sign under his cap were posted to Twitter earlier this week. The tweet was posted with the hashtag "VeteransForKaepernick," in reference to former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick famously began protesting racial inequality and police brutality against minorities by sitting, and later kneeling, during the singing of the national anthem prior to football games. A second photo showed Rapone wearing a shirt with marxist guerrilla leader Che Guevara. Guevera was a prominent figure during the Cuban Revolution which saw Fidel Castro rise to power in the Caribbean country. West Point officials have released a statement saying the photo "in no way reflect the values of the U.S. Military Academy or the U.S. Army...Second Lieutenant Rapone's chain of command is aware of his actions and is looking into the matter."

WEST POINT, N.Y. —

Photos of a West Point graduate are making the rounds on social media, but not for the reasons you might think.

Controversy arose after a photo of Second Lieutenant Spencer Rapone sporting a "communism will win" sign under his cap were posted to Twitter earlier this week. The tweet was posted with the hashtag "VeteransForKaepernick," in reference to former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

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Kaepernick famously began protesting racial inequality and police brutality against minorities by sitting, and later kneeling, during the singing of the national anthem prior to football games.

A second photo showed Rapone wearing a shirt with marxist guerrilla leader Che Guevara. Guevera was a prominent figure during the Cuban Revolution which saw Fidel Castro rise to power in the Caribbean country.

West Point officials have released a statement saying the photo "in no way reflect the values of the U.S. Military Academy or the U.S. Army...Second Lieutenant Rapone's chain of command is aware of his actions and is looking into the matter."